The 2016 Best Of TV Awards will open soon with the 1st round of voting in late October/early November.

Before that however, we need some nominees for the awards obviously.

To begin, below is a list of actors/characters/shows etc ALREADY NOMINATATED.They are automatically nominated if they have the following standards.- Still eligible in the category by the guidelines stated. In the case of actors, they may be relocated to a different category based on which standard they reached for the year. This does not always match up with what category they previously were in.- Nominees get automatically nominated either thru being a finalist last year, a winner or runner up in a previous year, or a winner or nominee for either the Emmy, Golden Globe or Peoples Choice Awards.

Like past years, Nominations are open to anyone. PLEASE make sure your nomination IS eligible for the category you are adding them in. The less time I have to spend sorting out if they are eligible or not, the faster the awards can start & thus, end.

If someone is on the list of automatic nominees, OR in the comments below YOU DO NOT HAVE TO NOMINATE THEM. Only 1 nomination is needed. More nominations does nothing except annoy me & slow down the process.... so take a read thru before you add who you want to add.

Shows that were eligible last year with finalists that no longer are - About A Boy, Constantine, Continuum, Forever, Glee, Hannibal, Parks And Recreation, Rookie Blue. These are all shows who did not have a new episode in 2016.

REMEMBER. If you don't nominate your choice NOW, you cant really complain later if they didn't win or even get out of the opening round of voting.

BEST ANIMATED PROGRAM -( Any animated program that aired at least 1 original episode on television or online in 2016 and did not debut in 2016)- Archer (FX) - Bobs Burgers (FOX) - Family Guy (FOX) - Phineas And Ferb (DISNEY) - South Park (Comedy Central) - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NICKELODEON) - The Simpsons (FOX)

BEST NEW TV PROGRAM (Any scripted program that had the first episode of the show debut for the first time in 2016)

BEST RECURRING ACTOR(Minimum 3 to maximum 7 appearances in a program in 2016. This INCLUDES leads who are on programs that did not have enough episodes in 2016 for the lead to be eligible for the Best Actor categories)- Max Von Sydow "Game Of Thrones"- Peter Scolari "Girls"- Ian Anthony Dale "Hawaii Five-0"- Mahershala Ali "House Of Cards"- Paul Sparks "House Of Cards"- Lee Arenberg "Once Upon A Time"- Faustino Di Bauda "Once Upon A Time"- Mig Macario "Once Upon A Time"- Tobias Menzies "Outlander"- Enrico Colantoni "Person Of Interest"- Edi Gathegi "The Blacklist"- Tom Hiddleston "The Night Manager"- Hugh Laurie "The Night Manager"- Jon Hamm "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"- Martin Mull "Veep"

BEST RECURRING ACTRESS -(Minimum 3 to maximum 7 appearances in a program in 2016. This INCLUDES leads who are on programs that did not have enough episodes in 2016 for the lead to be eligible for the Best Actress categories)- Katrina Law "Arrow"- Lady Gaga "American Horror Story"- Rosario Dawson "Daredevil"- Ellen Burstyn "House Of Cards"- Molly Parker "House Of Cards"- Beverley Elliott "Once Upon A Time"- Victoria Smurfit "Once Upon A Time"- Eva Green "Penny Dreadful"- Ruth Connell "Supernatural"- Alycia Debnam-Carey "The 100"- Christine Baranski "The Big Bang Theory"- Olivia Colman "The Night Manager"- Ann Mahoney "The Walking Dead"

BEST TALK SHOW HOST -(any host of a talk show in the day time or night time, or talk news program in the year 2016. Newscast anchors are NOT eligible.)- Bill Maher - Conan O'Brien - Ellen Degeneres - James Corden - John Oliver - Jimmy Fallon - Stephen Colbert

BEST NON-HUMAN CHARACTER OR PROP -(any non-human character [NOT characters that are not "human" played by a human actor.] that is in the show for more than 1 episode in 2016. Any item that is commonly used [NOT a generic item like a coffee mug or a plant.... unless they have physically been used in some way relevant to a plot/scene] in a show that has a purpose to scenes/plots in 2016. Items like buildings, weapons, animals, vehicles mostly.)- ATOM Suit "Arrow" - Lazarus Pit "Arrow" - The TARDIS "Doctor Who" - Rumplestiltskins Dagger "Once Upon A Time" - Bear "Person of Interest" - The Machine "Person Of Interest" - The Impala "Supernatural" - The Flash Suit "The Flash"

Categories not yet confirmed (will add if there is enough interest)BEST PAIRING/TRIO(Any non-romantic Duo/Trio in a series in 2016)

BEST QUOTES(Any quote from an episode with an original airdate in 2016 )

I will try to add eligible nominees to the list when time permits. In the mean time, check out nomination suggestions below to see if your fave was already added.

If your favorite choice is NOT on the list yet.... you can nominate them by simply leaving a comment below. You can absolutely nominate more than 1 candidate per category. There is no limit, long as they are all eligible. But be careful, if you nominate too many for a show in 1 category where multiple candidates from a show can exist, you risk the real possibility of vote splitting happening & costing your top choice a chance to win.

The 2015 Best Of TV Awards Winner for Best Action or Drama Program is Person Of Interest (CBS).

Person Of Interest (CBS) wins their 1st Best Action or Drama Program award here in their 4th year in the finals. The show about a group of people (affectionately known as "Team Machine" by their fans) who have been helping people with the assistance of an all knowing computer have found themselves in more recent years fighting for their very survival & ours. Starring Jim Caviezel, Michael Emerson, Kevin Chapman and 2015 Best Action or Drama Actress winner Amy Acker, the shows online support has really spiked this past year. While CBS has yet to air any new episodes from this upcoming season to date, the fans are both eagerly awaiting them, and dreading the fact that its been suggested this is the shows last year. With this award, this ties Person of Interest with Arrow (2014) and Supernatural (2013) for most awards in 1 year with 9.

Castle (ABC) the 2X winner in this category finished well back in 2nd for the 3rd consecutive year. Arrow (CW) the defending 2X champion drops from 1st to 3rd. Murdoch Mysteries (CBC) in 4th is up from 9th last year marking the highest finish of a CBC show ever in any category. The Blacklist (NBC) in 5th is the highest finish in this category ever for an NBC program, in only its 2nd year in the finals.

Hannibal (NBC) finishes 6th in its 2nd consecutive finals. Rizzoli And Isles (TNT) comes in 8th in its 1st finals. Criminal Minds (CBS) finishes 8th in its 6th finals. Hawaii Five-0 (CBS) in 9th in its 4th finals. How To Get Away With Murder (ABC) finishes 19th in its 1st year of eligibility for this category.

Gotham (FOX) 11th and Rookie Blue (ABC) 12th both were in their 1st finals.

The 2015 Best Of TV Awards Winner for Best Action or Drama Actor is Nathan Fillion "Castle".

Nathan Fillion "Castle" wins his 3rd Best Action or Drama Actor award, but his 1st since 2012. With last years winner Christopher Gorham "Covert Affairs" not being eligible for this yers award due to the shows completion, and the lack of support this year for Arrow nominees, Fillion was able to push his way back to the forefront and regain the title that he missed out on in 2013 & 2014. Nathan brings to life the former novel writer turned NYPD consultant Richard Castle every week. This year saw his character become a private detective, and see his marraige nearly fall apart leading Fillion to take his character in some more unique directions than years past.

Michael Emerson "Person of Interest" was 2nd, just 7 votes behind. This was Emersons first finals appearance since 2012. Yannick Bisson "Murdoch Mysteries" was 3rd, up from 7th last year. Jim Caviezel "Person of Interest" finished 4th making it back to the finals after his 2013 & 2012 appearances. Mads Mikkelsen "Hannibal" finishes 5th despite an overwhelming amount of support in the first two rounds that saw him 2nd & 3rd in those rounds, this was his 3rd consecutive finals.

Stephen Amell "Arrow" in 6th was victim to a real large drop in online support for Arrow this year after being Runner up last year & 3rd the year before. Alex O'Loughlin "Hawaii Five-0" in 7th is in his 4th consecutive finals. Rami Malek "Mr. Robot" tied O'Loughlin in 7th in his 1st year of eligibility. James Spader "The Blacklist" was just 1 vote behind them in 9th in his 3rd consecutive finals. John Barrowman "Arrow" the 2013 winner finishes down in 10th in his 3rd consecutive finals.

The 2015 Best Of TV Awards Winner for Best Action or Drama Actress is Amy Acker "Person Of Interest".

Amy Acker "Person Of Interest" completes a sweep of awards & honours on our site in the past year. Starting with her win in May Madness last year, Acker and her character Root have won every award and honour available to her & her character in that time. Ackers portrayal of the unstable psychopath with a soft spot for the good guys had garnered attention from the public since she was first introduced, but it was really this last year or so where that attention has reached a fever pitch. This is her 3rd consecutive finals.

Stana Katic "Castle" is the 3X winner of this award, and early on it looked like she might regain that title that she lost last year. But faded in the last few days and finishes 2nd for the 2nd consecutive year. Angie Harmon "Rizzoli And Isles" was shocker to us here finishing 3rd as she barely squeezed into the finals with the 2nd to last spot. Helene Joy "Murdoch Mysteries" in her 2nd finals is up from last years 7th to 4th this year. Emily Bett Rickards "Arrow" takes a tumble from last years winner and category vote record setter to 5th this year.

Gillian Anderson "Hannibal" finishes 6th inher 1st finals in this category, was a 2X finalist as a Recurring Actress for this show prior. Sarah Shahi "Person of Interest" finishes 7th in her 1st finals. Grace Park "Hawaii Five-0" gets 8th in her 3rd consecutive finals by just 1 vote. Viola Davis "How To Get Away With Murder" gets 9th in her first finals. Katie Cassidy "Arrow" is 10th in her 2nd consecutive finals.

Lucy Liu "Elementary" 11th in her 3rd finals, Willa Holland "Arrow" 16th was in her 2nd finals, Taraji P Henson "Empire" 17th is in her 2nd finals, first with this show (previously in 2013 for Person of Interest).Sasha Alexander "Rizzoli And Isles" 12th, Molly Quinn "Castle" 13th, Caroline Dhavernas "Hannibal" 14th, Missy Peregrym "Rookie Blue" 15th are all first time finalists.

The 2015 Best Of TV Awards Winner for Best Sci-Fi or Fantasy Program is Forever (ABC).

Forever, with only 11 episodes in 2015 wins this years Best Sci-Fi or Fantasy Program award. The show about an immortal medical examiner Henry Morgan (played by Ioan Gruffudd) has found itself a devoted following. It also stars Alana De La Garza, Judd Hirsch, Joel David Moore, Donnie Keshawarz and Lorraine Toussaint. While the show is currently considered canceled by ABC, their fans havent given up on it.

In 2nd was The Flash, in its 1st year of eligibility for the award. The former 4X winner Supernatural found themselves in an all time low 3rd this year. The Librarians were 4th in their 1st ever year of eligibility. The Walking Dead, the 2012 winner nabbed 5th this year.

Doctor Who, last years runner up, finished 6th in its 3rd finals. Once Upon A Time was in 7th in its 4th finals. Agents Of SHIELD finished 8th in their 2nd finals. Game Of Thrones was 9th in their 3rd finals. Lost Girl finished in 10th in their 5th finals

The 2015 Best Of TV Awards Winner for Best Sci-Fi or Fantasy Actor is Ioan Gruffudd "Forever".

Ioan Gruffudd "Forever" wins the Best Sci-Fi or Fantasy Actor award in his first year being nominated. He is also wins the award with the least episodes in a calendar year, with only 11 episodes airing in 2015. Gruffudd plays the immortal medical examiner Henry Morgan who doesnt just investigate the deaths, but is looking for answers to his own immortality. If ABC doesnt bring back the currently canceled series, Gruffudd may make another piece of history as the only actor to win a major acting award on this site for a series that only ran 1 season.

This years runner up is 4X winner Jensen Ackles "Supernatural". The 2014,13,11,10 winner seemed like he was going to take this title again in the early days of voting, but eventually got passed by in the final few days. Jared Padalecki "Supernatural" was 3rd tying his best finish in 2011. Grant Gustin "The Flash" was last years runner up, finished 4th this year in his 2nd finals. Christian Kane "The Librarians" in his 1st finals in this category finished 5th.

Peter Capaldi "Doctor Who" last years 3rd place finisher, was 6th this year. Norman Reedus "The Walking Dead" the 2012 Winner finished 7th this year. Bob Morley "The 100" finishes 8th in his first finals by 2 votes. Andrew Lincoln "The Walking Dead" in his first ever finals appearance finished 9th by just 1 vote. Misha Collins "Supernatural" finishes in 10th in his 5th finals appearance.

Peter Dinklage "Game Of Thrones" was 11th in his 3rd finals, Colin O'Donoghue "Once Upon A Time" 12th, down from 8th last year in his 2nd finals. Clark Gregg "Agents Of SHIELD" 13th, drops from 4th last year, in his 2nd finals. Kris Holden-Ried "Lost Girl" 17th in his 2nd finals, Robert Carlyle "Once Upon A Time" 18th in his 4th finals were all repeat finalists this year.

The 2015 Best Of TV Awards Winner for Best Sci-Fi or Fantasy Actress is Ruth Connell (Supernatural).

Ruth Connell becomes the 1st actress from Supernatural to win the Best Sci-Fi or Fantasy Actress award. Despite the show winning several Recurring Actress awards in the past, this was the 1st chance for the most decorated show in these awards to win an award in the main actress category. Connell brought the double crossing mother of the King Of Hell, Rowena to life this past couple seasons. Ruth hit another impressive mark in 2015, the most episodes by any actress on SPN when she passed Genevieve Padalecki for that honour.

Hayley Atwell "Agent Carter" came on late in the voting to nab 2nd. Eliza Taylor "The 100" had an early lead, but momentum stalled after a couple days & eventually finished 3rd. Rebecca Romijn "The Librarians" narrowly finshed 4th ahead of Lana Parrilla "Once Upon A Time" in 5th.

Last years winner Jenna Coleman "Doctor Who" ended up 6th this year in a tie with Melissa McBride "The Walking Dead". Candice Patton "The Flash" started strong, even leading for a bit on day 1 before her momentum stalled & finished 8th. Jennifer Morrison "Once Upon A Time" the 2012 winner finished 9th. Tatiana Maslany "Orphan Black" finished just behind in 10th.

2013 winner Zoie Palmer "Lost Girl" finished down in 11th in her 3rd finals. Emilia Clarke "Game Of Thrones" 13th in her 3rd, Ming Na Wen "Agents Of SHIELD" 14th in her 2nd, Anna Silk "Lost Girl" 17th in her th, Ginnifer Goodwin "Once Upon A Time" i18th in her 2nd, Chloe Bennet "Agents Of SHIELD" 19th in her 2nd, Elizabeth Henstridge "Agents Of SHIELD" 20th in her 2nd finals.